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| − | The '''Alt-right''', or '''alternative right''', was a short-lived, loosely defined, [[right-wing]] faction and movement. The movement did not have many set stances or positions, but the main views commonly held among members were opposition to [[multiculturalism]], [[immigration]], and [[globalism]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/03/29/an-establishment-conservatives-guide-to-the-alt-right/</ref><ref>http://theweek.com/articles/641595/how-american-nationalism-coexist-globalism</ref> The term "alt-right" was popularized by [[Richard Spencer]], supporter of the 2020 [[Biden/Harris]] ticket and organizer of the 2017 ''Unite The Right'' Charlottesville rally, who falsely claims he created the term.<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/richard-spencer-joe-biden-trump-maga-1527141</ref> Spencer, president of the National Policy Institute and founder of Alternative Right magazine<ref>https://www.salon.com/2016/10/08/from-the-old-right-to-the-alt-right-how-the-conservative-ideology-of-fdrs-day-fueled-the-rise-of-trump/</ref>. | + | The '''Alt-right''', or '''alternative right''', was a short-lived, loosely defined, [[right-wing]] faction and movement. The movement did not have many set stances or positions, but the main views commonly held among members were opposition to [[multiculturalism]], [[immigration]], and [[globalism]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/03/29/an-establishment-conservatives-guide-to-the-alt-right/</ref><ref>http://theweek.com/articles/641595/how-american-nationalism-coexist-globalism</ref> The term "alt-right" was popularized by [[Richard Spencer]], supporter of the 2020 [[Biden/Harris]] ticket and organizer of the 2017 ''Unite The Right'' Charlottesville rally, who falsely claims he created the term.<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/richard-spencer-joe-biden-trump-maga-1527141</ref> Spencer, president of the National Policy Institute and founder of Alternative Right magazine,<ref>https://www.salon.com/2016/10/08/from-the-old-right-to-the-alt-right-how-the-conservative-ideology-of-fdrs-day-fueled-the-rise-of-trump/</ref> advocates voting a straight [[Democrat]] ticket. |
| | According to the [[mainstream media]] the alt-right supposedly emerged as one of the central opponents of the [[Establishment]], and was also oftentimes hostile to mainstream anti-Establishment conservatives. Although originally intended to refer to nationalist and anti-establishment conservatives, [[liberal]]s have twisted the term and have used it to describe white supremacists and Neo-Nazis. Regardless of the definition(s) of "alt-right," the [[Liberal|Left]]'s extreme beliefs and behaviors are the cause of the alt-right's growth, not conservatives.<ref>Fiene, Hans (May 17, 2019). [https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/17/mom-reveals-lefty-political-tribe-breeds-affection-alt-right/ Mom Reveals How Her Lefty Political Tribe Breeds Affection For The Alt-Right]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved May 20, 2019.</ref> The Alt-Right supposedly is synonymous with Hillary Clinton's "deplorables". | | According to the [[mainstream media]] the alt-right supposedly emerged as one of the central opponents of the [[Establishment]], and was also oftentimes hostile to mainstream anti-Establishment conservatives. Although originally intended to refer to nationalist and anti-establishment conservatives, [[liberal]]s have twisted the term and have used it to describe white supremacists and Neo-Nazis. Regardless of the definition(s) of "alt-right," the [[Liberal|Left]]'s extreme beliefs and behaviors are the cause of the alt-right's growth, not conservatives.<ref>Fiene, Hans (May 17, 2019). [https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/17/mom-reveals-lefty-political-tribe-breeds-affection-alt-right/ Mom Reveals How Her Lefty Political Tribe Breeds Affection For The Alt-Right]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved May 20, 2019.</ref> The Alt-Right supposedly is synonymous with Hillary Clinton's "deplorables". |